Harijs Vītoliņš

Harijs Vītoliņš
Harijs Vītoliņš, 2023
Born	(1968-04-30) April 30, 1968 (age 56) Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	224 lb (102 kg; 16 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Winnipeg Jets
National team	Latvia
NHL draft	188th overall, 1988 Montreal Canadiens 228th overall, 1993 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1986–2005

Harijs Vītoliņš (Harijs Vitolinsh; born April 30, 1968) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey centre. After being selected twice in the NHL Entry Draft, Vītoliņš played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Winnipeg Jets during the 1993–94 season, going scoreless. Since 2021, he has been the Head Coach of Latvia men's national ice hockey.

Vītoliņš was promoted to head coach of Dynamo Moscow after Oleg Znaroks was named as Zinetula Bilyaletdinov's successor as Russia's head coach.[1] Vītoliņš also served as an assistant to Znaroks. In May 2014, the Russian national team coached by Znaroks and Vītoliņš won the world ice hockey championship in Minsk, Belarus.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Latvijas Berzs	URS.3		—	5	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	RASMS Rīga	URS.3		20	9	1	10	8		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Dinamo Rīga	Soviet		17	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Dinamo Rīga	Soviet		30	3	3	6	24		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	RASMS Rīga	URS.3		16	7	7	14	24		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Dinamo Rīga	Soviet		36	3	2	5	16		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	RASMS–Energo Rīga	URS.3		10	3	4	7	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Dinamo Rīga	Soviet		45	7	6	13	18		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Dinamo Rīga	Soviet		46	12	19	31	22		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Stars Rīga	CIS		30	12	5	17	10		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Thunder Bay Thunder Hawks	CoHL		8	6	7	13	12		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	New Haven Senators	AHL		7	6	3	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	EHC Chur	NDA		17	12	6	18	21		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		8	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Moncton Hawks	AHL		70	28	34	62	41		20	1	3	4	4
1994–95	SC Rapperswil–Jona	NDA		30	6	17	23	50		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rögle BK	SEL		19	3	2	5	24		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rögle BK	Allsv		18	9	10	19	24		10	2	4	6	14
1996–97	EHC Chur	SUI.2		39	25	28	83	58		3	0	1	1	6
1997–98	EHC Chur	SUI.2		39	30	51	81	32		9	5	7	12	6
1998–99	EHC Chur	SUI.2		40	24	38	62	44		18	10	16	26	49
1999–2000	EHC Chur	SUI.2		36	25	23	48	51		17	9	11	20	14
2000–01	EHC Chur	NLA		39	15	14	29	34		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HC Thurgau	SUI.2		32	16	21	37	24		3	1	3	4	4
2002–03	HC Thurgau	SUI.2		38	25	28	53	57		5	2	3	5	8
2003–04	HC Thurgau	SUI.2		45	30	40	70	78		6	4	4	8	14
2004–05	HC Thurgau	SUI.2		18	5	11	16	24		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	SC Langnau	NLA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		2	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Pikes EHC Oberthurgau	SUI.4		14	12	12	24	—		—	—	—	—	—
Soviet/CIS totals				204	38	36	74	98		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				8	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
SUI.2 totals				287	180	270	450	368		61	31	45	76	115

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1988	Soviet Union	WJC		7	2	0	2	6
1993	Latvia	WC C		3	3	3	6	4
1995	Latvia	WC B		7	3	4	7	16
1996	Latvia	WC B		7	3	6	9	2
1997	Latvia	WC		8	4	5	9	4
1998	Latvia	WC		6	1	4	5	4
1999	Latvia	WC		6	0	2	2	6
1999	Latvia	WC Q		3	1	2	3	2
2000	Latvia	WC		7	1	1	2	14
2001	Latvia	OGQ		3	1	0	1	2
2001	Latvia	WC		6	1	1	2	4
2002	Latvia	OG		4	2	2	4	0
2002	Latvia	WC		6	1	0	1	2
Senior totals				66	21	30	51	60

References

1. Fedin, Fedor (2014-03-26). "Oleg Znarok Named Coach of Team Russia". russianmachineneverbreaks.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Harijs Vītoliņš at Olympedia (archive)
• Harijs Vītoliņš at Olympics.com
• Harijs Vītoliņš at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)